Posts Tagged ‘eador: masters of a broken world’

I was talking to someone about Crusader Kings II last weekend and about twenty minutes into a hand-waving sermon about how brilliant it is, I realised I’d described it as a turn-based strategy game. It isn’t turn-based, of course, but I spend so much time pausing and pondering that I’ve managed to convince myself that it is. The I started thinking – what was the best turn-based strategy game of the year? XCOM is tactical, I didn’t warm to Fallen Enchantress and Warlock was solid but unspectacular. Have I forgotten something? Eador looks like it might have learned a trick or two from Age of Wonders and even though it won’t be out for Christmas, beta signups have begun. Here’s a new video.

I wonder what it’s like being the Master of a Broken World. Probably quite difficult I’d imagine, but some folk would probably argue it’s better than serving in a fully functioning world. Snowbird are offering a chance to find out how you’d cope as just such a master with their upcoming strategy game, Eador: Masters of the Broken World. The world has been shattered and there are now separate shards of land scattered through the skies, which makes the setting look a bit like Bastion. But the game itself is apparently more like Age of Wonders as the gameplay overview video below communicates quite clearly. The video has been released to coincide with the game’s presence on Greenlight. Take a look.